Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Portland Timbers

2 – 2

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Colorado Rapids SC

Thu 16 Sep 2021 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Sebastian Blanco 30' Y

Y 31' Auston Trusty

Sebastian Blanco 31' Y

Bill Tuiloma 33' Y

Bill Tuiloma 42' R

Y 66' Mark-Anthony Kaye

Cristhian Paredes 67' Y

Steve Clark 82' Y

Y 88' Lalas Abubakar

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-11-05 Portland Timbers 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-07-14 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-03-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–3 Portland Timbers 2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
11 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
04 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	2–0	W
30 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–0	W
22 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
19 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–2	D
11 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
05 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W
29 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
22 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
18 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Colorado Rapids SC
#22	Position	#27
46	Points	43
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
62	Scored	47
61	Conceded	50
+1	GD	-3
1.35	PPG	1.26
38%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Providence Park will turn into a battlefield for Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' Dairon Asprilla needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Cristhian Paredes, a Paraguay , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michael Barrios made 300 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sebastian Blanco on 30.
31' Auston Trusty catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bill Tuiloma on 33.
38' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Bill Tuiloma.
46' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Yimmi Chara exits the field as Jose Van Rankin enters on 46.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
57' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Braian Galvan departs to be replaced by Lucas Esteves.
62' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' The deadlock is broken! Jonathan Lewis gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
66' Controversy at the stadium! Mark-Anthony Kaye argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
67' A moment of madness from Cristhian Paredes on 67 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
67' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Felipe Mora makes no mistake. 1-1!
72' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yimmi Chara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
75' Kellyn Acosta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mark-Anthony Kaye at the 75 minute mark.
76' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Cristhian Paredes is withdrawn and George Fochive gets his opportunity.
81' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Jonathan Lewis is replaced by Dominique Badji.
82' Steve Clark has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
87' Magnificent from Michael Barrios! That is 32 goals in 300 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
88' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Lalas Abubakar gets a Yellow card.
90' Jaroslaw Niezgoda is replacing Felipe Mora for the Portland Timbers side.
The points are shared — Portland Timbers 2-2 Colorado Rapids SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Jose Van Rankin 46'
21
Diego Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ George Fochive 76'
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Zac McGraw 90'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 90'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Kellyn Acosta 75'
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
26
Cole Bassett ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 76'
6
Lalas Abubakar
52
Braian Galvan ↓ Lucas Esteves 57'
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Michael Barrios 75'
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Dominique Badji 81'

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Antony	5
Diego Valeri	4
Sebastian Blanco	3
Diego Rubio	3
Felipe Mora	2
Jonathan Lewis	2
Samuel Armenteros	2
Kevin Kelsy	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.81 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.62 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers42% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

67%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

58%

Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers32% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.